''Cyathodes'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of shrubs within the family

Ericaceae The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft

calyx Calyx or calyce (plural "calyces"), from the Latin ''calix'' which itself comes from the Ancient Greek ''κάλυξ'' (''kálux'') meaning "husk" or "pod", may refer to: Biology * Calyx (anatomy), collective name for several cup-like structures ...

. The genus was described by

Jacques Labillardière Jacques-Julien Houtou de Labillardière (28 October 1755 – 8 January 1834) was a French biologist noted for his descriptions of the flora of Australia. Labillardière was a member of a voyage in search of the La Pérouse expedition. He pub ...

based on floral characters like floral parts number, corolla shape, number of floral parts,

locule A locule (plural locules) or loculus (plural loculi) (meaning "little place" in Latin) is a small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an organism (animal, plant, or fungus). In angiosperms (flowering plants), the term ''locule'' usu ...

number and number of seeds per locule. Species include: *''

Cyathodes dealbata ''Cyathodes'' is a genus of shrubs within the family Ericaceae. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft Calyx (botany), calyx. The genus was described by Jacques Labillardière based on floral characters like floral parts nu ...

'' R.Br. *''

Cyathodes glauca ''Cyathodes glauca'', the purple cheeseberry, is a woody shrub or small tree common in Tasmania, Australia. It belongs to the heath family, Ericaceae. 'Heath' refers to open, shrub-like communities, which survive on well-drained and poor quali ...

'' Labill. *''

Cyathodes petiolaris ''Cyathodes petiolaris'' is a small alpine plant in the family Ericaceae, found in Tasmania, Australia. References

Epacridoideae Flora of Tasmania Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Taxa named by George Claridge Druce {{Aust ...

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DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...

) Druce *''

Cyathodes platystoma ''Cyathodes'' is a genus of shrubs within the family Ericaceae. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft calyx. The genus was described by Jacques Labillardière based on floral characters like floral parts number, corolla ...

'' C.M.Weiller *''

Cyathodes straminea ''Cyathodes straminea'', also known as false-whorled cheeseberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae endemic to Tasmania, where it grows as an alpine to subalpine shrub (15–60 cm in height) with a spreading habit. ...

'' R.Br. A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera ''

Acrothamnus ''Acrothamnus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. The species, which were formerly included in the genus '' Leucopogon'', occur in eastern Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the Pacific. They include: *''Acrothamnus ...

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Leptecophylla ''Leptecophylla'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were form ...

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Lissanthe ''Lissanthe'' is a genus of about 10 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Lissanthe'' are small, erect to spreading shrubs with egg-shaped to oblong leaves. Up to 17 Monoicy, bisex ...

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Planocarpa ''Planocarpa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ericaceae. Its native range is Tasmania. Species: *'' Planocarpa nitida'' *'' Planocarpa petiolaris'' *'' Planocarpa sulcata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4047032 ...

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Epacridoideae Ericaceae genera Taxa named by Jacques Labillardière {{Ericaceae-stub